We are pleased to announce the opening of a position for a postdoctoral
researcher at the University of Victoria, Canada for 1 year. The focus
of the position is what we call "computational ethnomusicology," and is
based on a recently awarded grant from the Social Sciences and
Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC), in a research program
called ITST (Image, Text, Sound and Technology):http://www.sshrc.ca/web/apply/program_descriptions/itst/research_e.asp

More specifically, we are interested in exploring the application of
music information retrieval techniques and tools to the analysis of
Afrocuban rhythms, as well as melodic contour extraction from
plainchant. The goal will be to demonstrate the potential of automatic
and semi-automatic tools to assist in the analysis for music for which
there is no formalized notation. Candidates are expected to have a
strong music background, experience with computers and programming, and
knowledge of music information retrieval research. The work will be
collaborative between: Dr. Daniel Biro (Music), Dr. Andrew Schloss
(Music), and Dr. George Tzanetakis (Computer Science).

Inquiries and CVs should be addressed to Prof. G. Tzanetakis
(gtzan@xxxxxxxxxx). Salary will be at $40,000 CAD with a starting day of
Summer or Fall 2007.